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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pragmatism Section II (Lectures V-VIII).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James says that there are how many ways of looking at the poem "To You"?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Infinitely many.
(d) One.

2. James says that the first way of looking at "To You" is in which position?
(a) Pragmatic.
(b) Rationalist.
(c) Empiricist.
(d) Monist.

3. Who wrote the poem "To You"?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Henry James.

4. James states purity arises from a sense of sensitivity to _________.
(a) Inconsistency.
(b) Ascetism.
(c) Purity.
(d) Happiness.

5. What position does James describe as being based on facts and pessimism?
(a) Monist.
(b) Rationalist.
(c) Empiricist.
(d) Pluralist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does James describe as being based on principles of intellectualism and idealism?

2. According to James, which of the following is not an essential element to religion?

3. What kind of unity does James describe as being things that are like each other?

4. After the first act, James believes that people will then act out of _____________.

5. James suggests that the experience of evil is necessary from an existential viewpoint to access deep levels of which of the following?

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